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      **Overview:** This program provides funding for capital projects that reduce the state of good repair backlog, improve performance, or expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service, including privately operated intercity passenger rail service, if an eligible applicant is involved. For more information, see the FY 2022-2023 Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFO) and other resources in the Resources section.

**For projects not located on the Northeast Corridor (FSP-National):**

**Funding Available for Award Under FY22-23 NOFO:**$4,566,300,000
	**Recipients:** FY22-23 FSP-National Recipients**For projects located on the Northeast Corridor (FSP-NEC):**

**Funding Available for Award Under FY22-23 NOFO:** $8,979,150,000
	**Recipients:** FY22-23 FSP-NEC Recipients****

**Legislative Authority:**  This program was authorized in Sections 22106 and 22307 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58, November 15, 2020 (IIJA)); 49 U.S.C. § 24911. Funding under the FY 2022 NOFO was made available by Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, Div. L Tit. I, Public Law 117-03 (March 15, 2022) (2022 Appropriation), and Division J of the IIJA. Total funding available for awards under the FY 2022-2023 FSP-National NOFO is made available by IIJA supplemental appropriations, the Appropriations Act, and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-328, December 29, 2022).

**Eligible Projects:**

A project to replace, rehabilitate, or repair infrastructure, equipment, or a facility used for providing intercity passenger rail service to bring such assets into a state of good repair
	A project to improve intercity passenger rail service performance, including reduced trip times, increased train frequencies, higher operating speeds, improved reliability, expanded capacity, reduced congestion, electrification, and other improvements, as determined by the Secretary
	A project to expand or establish new intercity passenger rail service
	A group of related projects as described above
	The planning, environmental review, and final design of an eligible project or group of projects described aboveProjects located on the Northeast Corridor (NEC) must be identified in FRA's NEC Project Inventory, published on November 15, 2022, to be selected for an award. The NEC Project Inventory Interactive Tool also displays projects identified in the NEC Project Inventory.

**Eligible Recipients:**

States, including the District of Columbia
	A group of States
	An Interstate Compact
	A public agency or publicly chartered authority established by one or more States
	A political subdivision of a State
	Amtrak, acting on its own behalf or under a cooperative agreement with one or more States
	A federally recognized Indian Tribe
	Any combination of the entities described above**Resources:**

**FRA Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool:**A resource for estimating emission reductions from the implementation of an FRA-funded project to replace diesel engines with newer versions or with alternative-fuel engines. 

	FRA Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool
		FRA Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool User Guide
		FRA Locomotive Emissions Comparison Tool Emissions Data Documentation
	**FSP-National:**
	FY 2022 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP-National) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
		FY 2022-2023 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP-National) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Amendment
		Advancing High-Speed Rail Projects Intended for Operations Over 160 Miles Per Hour Through Domestic Sourcing Plans and Buy America Compliance Notice
		FRA Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Pre-Award Authority
	**FSP-NEC:**
	FY 2022–2023 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail (FSP-NEC) Notice of Funding Opportunity
		FSP-NEC Advance and Pre-Award Cost Notice
		FSP-NEC Advance and Pre-Award Cost FAQs
	**To view presentation materials for the following Federal-State Partnership Program outreach events, visit FRA's Webinars webpage, Grants & Loans drop-down:**
	FY 2022 Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grant Program (FSP-National) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Webinar – December 15, 2022
		FY 2022-2023 FSP-NEC NOFO Webinar – January 12, 2023
		Federal-State Partnership Program Information Session #1: Eligibility – January 19, 2023
		Federal-State Partnership Program Information Session #2: Major Capital Projects – January 26, 2023
		Federal-State Partnership Program Information Session #3: Project Narrative and Statement of Work – February 7, 2023**News:**

December 8, 2023 (FSP-National Selections)
	November 6, 2023 (FSP-NEC Selections)
	December 22, 2022 (FSP-NEC NOFO)
	December 7, 2022 (FSP-National NOFO)
	November 16, 2022 (NEC Project Inventory)
	Visit theNEC Project Inventory Interactive Toolfor a visualization of the information contained in the NEC Project Inventory.

      
       
      

    
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